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     ;You are not one of our brothers�察�Equality 7´2521�察�for we do not wish 

you to be。; 

    We   cannot   say   what   they   meant�察  �for   there   are   no   words   for   their 

meaning�察�but we know it without words and we knew it then。 

     ;No�察─�we answered�察 �nor are you one of our sisters。; 

     ;If you see us among scores of women�察�will you look upon us�拭─�

     ;We shall look upon you�察�Liberty 5´3000�察�if we see you among all the 

women of the earth。; 

     Then they asked�此�

     ;Are   Street   Sweepers   sent   to   different   parts   of   the   City   or   do   they 

always work in the same places�拭─�

     ;They   always   work   in   the   same   places�察─  �we   answered�察   �and   no   one 

will take this road away from us。; 

     ;Your eyes�察─�they said�察 �are not like the eyes of any among men。; 

    And suddenly�察�without cause for the thought which came to us�察�we felt 

cold�察�cold to our stomach。 

     ;How old are you�拭─�we asked。 

     They understood our thought�察�for they lowered their eyes for the first 

time。 

     ;Seventeen�察─�they whispered。 

    And we sighed�察�as if a burden had been taken from us�察�for we had been 

thinking without reason of the Palace of Mating。 And we thought that we 

would not let the Golden One be sent to the Palace。               How to prevent it�察�

how to bar the will of the Councils�察�we knew not�察�but we knew suddenly 

that we would。       Only we do not know why such thought came to us�察�for 

these   ugly   matters   bear   no   relation   to   us   and   the   Golden   One。 What 

relation can they bear�拭�

     Still�察�without reason�察�as we stood there by the hedge�察�we felt our lips 

drawn tight with hatred�察�a sudden hatred for all our brother men。              And the 

Golden One saw it and smiled slowly�察�and there was in their smile the first 

sadness we had seen in them。 We think that in the wisdom of women the 

Golden One had understood more than we can understand。 

     Then three of the sisters in the field appeared�察�coming toward the road�察�

so the Golden One walked away from us。                They took the bag of seeds�察�



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and they threw the seeds into the furrows of earth as they walked away。 

But the seeds flew wildly�察�for the hand of the Golden One was trembling。 

     Yet   as   we   walked   back to   the   Home   of   the   Street   Sweepers�察  �we   felt 

that we wanted to sing�察�without reason。           So we were reprimanded tonight�察�

in the dining hall�察�for without knowing it we had begun to sing aloud some 

tune we had never heard。 But it is not proper to sing without reason�察�save 

at the Social Meetings。 

     ;We are singing because we are happy�察─�we answered the one of the 

Home Council who reprimanded us。 

     ;Indeed you are happy�察─�they answered。 ;How else can men be when 

they live for their brothers�拭─�

     And now�察�sitting here in our tunnel�察�we wonder about these words。                  It 

is forbidden�察�not to be happy。        For�察�as it has been explained to us�察�men are 

free and the  earth belongs to   them�察�and all   things on earth belong to   all 

men�察�and the will of all men together is good for all�察�and so all men must 

be happy。 

     Yet as we stand at night in the great hall�察�removing our garments for 

sleep�察  �we   look   upon   our   brothers   and   we   wonder。     The   heads   of   our 

brothers are bowed。        The eyes of our brothers are dull�察�and never do they 

look one another in the eyes。         The shoulders of our brothers are hunched�察�

and their muscles are drawn�察�as if their bodies were shrinking and wished 

to shrink out of sight。 And a word steals into our mind�察�as we look upon 

our brothers�察�and that word is fear。 

     There is fear hanging in the air of the sleeping halls�察�and in the air of 

the streets。 Fear walks through the City�察�fear without name�察�without shape。 

All men feel it and none dare to speak。 

     We feel it also�察�when we are in the Home of the Street Sweepers。                 But 

here�察�in our tunnel�察�we feel it no longer。        The air is pure under the ground。 

There is no odor of men。 And these three hours give us strength for our 

hours above the ground。 

     Our   body   is   betraying   us�察  �for   the   Council   of   the   Home   looks   with 

suspicion upon us。 It is not good to feel too much joy nor to be glad that 

our body lives。       For we matter not and it must not matter to us whether 

we live or die�察�which is to be as our brothers will it。 But we�察�Equality 7´ 



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2521�察�are glad to be living。 If this is a vice�察�then we wish no virtue。 

     Yet   our   brothers   are   not   like   us。  All   is   not   well   with   our   brothers。 

There   are   Fraternity   2´5503�察  �a   quiet   boy   with   wise�察  �kind   eyes�察  �who   cry 

suddenly�察  �without   reason�察  �in   the   midst   of   day   or   night�察  �and   their   body 

shakes   with   sobs   they  cannot   explain。 There   are   Solidarity  9´6347�察  �who 

are a bright youth�察�without fear in the day�察�but they scream in their sleep�察�

and   they   scream�此   �Help   us�       �Help   us�      �Help   us� ─  �into   the   night�察  �in   a 

voice   which   chills   our   bones�察  �but   the   Doctors   cannot   cure   Solidarity   9´ 

6347。 

     And   as   we   all   undress   at   night�察  �in   the   dim   light   of   the   candles�察  �our 

brothers   are   silent�察  �for   they   dare   not   speak   the   thoughts   of   their   minds。 

For all must agree with all�察�and they cannot know if their thoughts are the 

thoughts of all�察�and so they fear to speak。                 And they are glad when the 

candles are blown for the night。              But we�察�Equality 7´2521�察�look through 

the window upon the sky�察�and there is peace in the sky�察�and cleanliness�察�

and   dignity。     And   beyond   the   City   there   lies   the   plain�察  �and   beyond   the 

plain�察�black upon the black sky�察�there lies the Uncharted Forest。 

     We do not wish to look upon the Uncharted Forest。                       We do not wish 

to think of it。      But ever do our eyes return to that black patch upon the 

sky。    Men     never   enter    the  Uncharted       Forest�察  �for   there   is  no   power    to 

explore   it   and   no   path   to   lead   among   its   ancient   trees   which   stand   as 

guards of fearful secrets。          It is whispered that once or twice in a hundred 

years�察   �one    among      the  men     of  the   City   escape     alone    and   run   to   the 

Uncharted Forest�察�without call or reason。 These men do not return。                         They 

perish from hunger and from the claws of the wild beasts which roam the 

Forest。     But our Councils say that this is only a legend。 We have heard 

that   there   are   many   Uncharted   Forests   over   the   land�察  �among   the   Cities。 

And it is whispered that they have grown over the ruins of many cities of 

the Unmentionable Times。               The trees have swallowed the ruins�察�and the 

bones under the ruins�察�and all the things which perished。 And as we look 

upon the Uncharted Forest far in the night�察�we think of the secrets of the 

Unmentionable   Times。   And   we   wonder   how   it   came   to   pass   that   these 

secrets   were   lost   to   the   world。   We   have   heard   the   legends   of   the   great 

fighting�察 �in   which   many   men   fought   on one   side   and   only  a   few  on   the 



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other。    These few were the Evil Ones and they were conquered。                      Then 

great fires raged over the land。         And in these fires the Evil Ones and all 

the   things   made   by   the   Evil   Ones   were   burned。   And   the   fire   which   is 

called the   Dawn   of   the   Great   Rebirth�察  �was   the   Script   Fire   where   all   the 

scripts of the Evil Ones were burned�察�and with them all the words of the 

Evil Ones。      Great mountains of flame 



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   stood   in   the   squares   of   the   Cities   for   three   months。 Then   came   the 

Great Rebirth。 

     The   words   of   the   Evil   Ones   。   。   。   The   words   of   the   Unmentionable 

Times 。 。 。 What are the words which we have lost�拭�

     May the Council have mercy upon us� �We had no wish to write such a 

question�察�and we knew not what we were doing till we had written it。                   We 

shall not ask this question and we shall not think it。 We shall not call death 

upon our head。 

     And yet 。 。 。 And yet 。 。 。 There is some word�察�one single word which is 

not    in  the  language     of  men�察   �but  which    had   been。    And     this  is  the 

Unspeakable Word�察�which no men may speak nor hear。                      But sometimes�察�

and   it   is   rare�察  �sometimes�察  �somewhere�察  �one   among   men   find   that   word。 

They find it upon scraps of old manuscripts or cut into the fragments of 

ancient stones。      But when they speak it they are put to death。               There is 

no crime punished by death in this world�察�save this one crime of speaking 

the Unspeakable Word。 

     We have seen one of such men burned alive in the square of the City。 

And   it   was   a   sight   which   has   stayed   with   us   through   the   years�察  �and   it 

haunts us�察�and follows us�察�and it gives us no rest。             We were a child then�察�

ten years old。      And we stood in the great square with all the children and 

all   the   
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